New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-28
HORSES AT JEROME PARK.
KINGSTON AND HIS MYSTERIOUS OWNER.
!, erpuARDs JUMPERs-A SUBURBAN wiNNhH-
JOCKEY DoNonUE's TIT.

JOCKEY DoNonUE's TIT.
.-no,..ome respect founded partly on his record In
1aa6 and partly hearsay In 1881 Is eh'ci - -
tr.,ners at Jerome Park for the Dryers uhpea.eh az.
,nont Int II Kingston meets the "black locomo''o -
49, w,,,.r.opd ten 10 one Eph Snedeker will send MS
colt to the post-the winner OF inc select ''A' gu"
,v beast that ever King Fox will carry the money
...r .,able IN sight OF Picnic HILL News has reacheu
,ham that the Brooklyn stable has mortgage on the
..ates but peoplc up will not pee'o
a They have seen Kingston at work Win 'neii ""
.ves they have seen fremont only win the cyo' VI
others and they think they know which to depend Oh
Urnh snedeker wond come out boldly dixie Captain
"cam, Rrown and shout It upon the housetops ih'' "
,r,ended to win the nobody would paw any a'en'o
=. v,o.,or Int what are the "taleut" to do wheh an
-. .na trainer goes mysrcrously about with great
,nd,e Of stable secrets tucked mp In the corner vi MS
eve and nursing tongue bursting WIN ih'o''ha.i"
h;ch dares not utter lest il give itself awaV ASK
Mr. snedcker about his colt and you VIII see MS JAWS
.hu, nm like beaver trap while his eyes will fit hher
.na ,h,,ber 40 quickly that you will turn away ashamed
=, having presumed tn "pump" man so modest ASK
20 see Kingston and this silent man will look Won over
y y"m don't know ANYTHING about horses he
will throw oprn tho stall door WIN 2
.Smrann will he apologies for the appearance Of the
colt Kngcton hasn't she'd his winter coat ven LII
;~" n II il posshle for an animal to look better
Kingston is light Of body and light Of limb AZ einnre
ME barre, appears he almost Of size from crth ~
rroin As before remarked here. he IL not nerccnthv
heavier than when he vent on OF training ast ,a n.
seldom sees in colt Of work 1t does appear as II
one trial might n him for . race Do. -. p,,o,to,
Reach or Monmouth Park. Jerome Park has sure win
Of the suburban The men OF the s IL
caso Of the Klttson stable he ran third LAST wear IN
her for song Charles Miller who is training him. de-
ciares: "when he to MS he didn't have foot on
the latter half Of the statement Nv standing alternately
on his and hind legs and pawnc ana Kicking WIN
that he the handomest horse the track The odds
against him are so to ,, M,
ColmmSine. by stratford ont of Colleen Rawn. she
resembles only in the slightest degree her speedy half
into the hands Of present he thought he was
buvng Columhine. and manifested no tls diSappont-
horse" Connemara. as everybody knows proved 70 he
the hest twovearold FLY OF III" season and $1,000
win a bracket , -
ing recovered entirely her almost fatal attack OF
pncnmon She has ceased coughing and takes her ex-
Tss with Dt Gs ,asc Of pt n Mr. to @
persistence the order of the track is due leaves his
Visit fSe park in the CAPACITY Of snpcrntendent
He makes such good manager that the club is likely to
The nerson who loves the big and handsome thorough
breds woud delight his heart nv visit to F. Gebhnrds
stable to see Eoe and St Saviour and jolly Sir john
The last Fn Of as Snd
every inch hunter and Imagination does not have
to s stretch Sr sp Ss and
bitches. Mr.. Gebhard must be extremely fond OF his
once in two months He there Friday and found
the stable in appe-pe order Wherever one turns his
sgs ss's sa nea saddles haers and indeed the
spbernalia Of racine establishment display o them ST.
leather to keep them from chewing their
TIER + M
knows the name pedigree He came from abroad. is
Of Rosioruean and LOOKS ike "a racer Tn:,
we'll acquainted with him az anybody about the stable
for he is Its steeplechase Jockey typical English rider
He and Palanca friendly terms but one would not
believe it the devsh inclination OF the old mares
pride to a series of holes and hoof prints on the wall
ranging from the ground to the height OF mans ne al
that be protected by iron bars gives further evil
clicked away while others are broken. Bv
way will be we'll TO recoect that the mysterious black
I"rlars Wild Tom for So 800 side the race to he run
this spring Another dark animal in Mr. Ciebharfs
stable Onas the twoyearold half brother OF lroquois
Nobody knows how much there is in hi ~.
W. Donohue the wcll-known iocKy, fingered about the
precincts OF Picnic Hill Friday talking horse His
career was cut short last when Santa Claus went
under him at the BrooSyn track and broke lis leg
coming races Donohue looks as hardy as gnared oak
yeas in its lines and stern metal tempered
by time. good nature and abstemiousness
that ia The Bard His admiration for Mr. great
colt is unbounded but he believes that speed is his
forte rather than stamina though recognizing dis
tinctly his staying qualities. For Ben All he feels kind
of CONTEMPT which he takes pains to disguise
A horse that bleeds in the head is not going to win
the Suburban." he says.
Did Ben Ali bleed in the head last year The public
was not aware of it If he did hut such thing possible
for Ben Ali is an extremely fulblo0ded animal aud the
Eastern climate may have affected him 1t did Gardey
another Californian. Hdalgo i'll Donones opinion, is tho
better horse Of the Haggin pair Exile he says; is dan
Cerous in Brooklyn Handicap and in the Suburban.
but in neither does he more than three
horses fit to win Several mounts have been offered him
In the two races but he has not decided which accept
Mr. Barretto who is striving to make the Park
attractive than 1t before surprise that
90 drivers Of fast roters from the city appreciate
the comforts OF the clubhouse sufficiently 10 drop in
there in the OF afternoons spin Practically
the place is deserted On Friday excellent day for
driving the only visitors were r. Gebhard Ebenczer
Schofeld cashier Of the First National Bank The former
was on business intent Mr.. Schoteld is a constant
after bank hours and feels proprietary
interest In q comfortable chair and newspaper which
Helix the genial steward keeps for him in the southeast
corner OF the sitting room.
jerome Park is looked upon place OF historic in
terest pity that IL should be ignored But wait
till the races begin and there will be life enough.
MR.. DAYS CHALLENGE TO BROOKLYN